File #: 2018-2774    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Ordinance Status: Preliminary Item
File created: 9/28/2018 In control: Board of Commissioners - Zoning Meeting
On agenda: 11/13/2018 Final action:
Title: COMMISSION DISTRICT(S): 5 & 7 Application of Joseph Cooley to rezone property from RE (Residential Estate) District to M (Light Industrial) District to allow future industrial uses in accordance with Section 27-4.1 of the DeKalb County Zoning Ordinance, at 2346 Pine Mountain Street.
Attachments: 1. Z 18 1235197 RECOMMENDED CONDITIONS, 2. N3 Joseph Cooley Z 18 1235197

Public Hearing: YES ? NO ? Department: Planning & Sustainability

SUBJECT:
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COMMISSION DISTRICT(S): 5 & 7
Application of Joseph Cooley to rezone property from RE (Residential Estate) District to M (Light Industrial) District to allow future industrial uses in accordance with Section 27-4.1 of the DeKalb County Zoning Ordinance, at 2346 Pine Mountain Street.
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PETITION NO: N3. Z-18-1235197
PROPOSED USE: Future Industrial
LOCATION: 2346 Pine Mountain Street
PARCEL NO. : 16 168 01 008
INFO. CONTACT: Marian Eisenberg
PHONE NUMBER: 404-371-4922

PURPOSE:
Application of Joseph Cooley to rezone property from RE (Residential Estate) District to M (Light Industrial) District to allow future industrial uses in accordance with Section 27-4.1 of the DeKalb County Zoning Ordinance. The property is located on the east side of Pine Mountain Street, approximately 20 feet north of Pine Mountain Road, at 2346 Pine Mountain Street in Lithonia, Georgia. The property has approximately 78 feet of frontage along Pine Mountain Street and contains 1.22 acres.

RECOMMENDATION:
Recommended Action
COMMUNITY COUNCIL: DENIAL

PLANNING COMMISSION: DENIAL

PLANNING STAFF: APPROVAL WITH CONDITIONS

STAFF ANALYSIS: There is a companion Land Use Amendment case (LP-18-1235072) which proposes to change the Character Area from SUB (Suburban) to LIND (Light Industrial) since M is not allowed in a SUB character area. The proposed M zoning is consistent with the predominant LIND Character area designation in the surrounding area, the policies and strategies of the Comprehensive Plan's LIND character area calling for designating specific areas through the use of zoning and other land use tools for industrial development (LIND Policy #7), and is a permitted zoning district in the LIND Character Area per Table 1.2 of the Zoning Ordinance (Character Areas and Permitted Zoning Districts). Based on the submitted informatio...

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